| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fresh) PF - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Moultrie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Robert Hunt loses the dribble to John Moultrie | 29-26 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | John Hilliker is hacked by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | John Hilliker hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Becker and the foul's on Rodney Tigner - foul #1 on Rodney Tigner, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:59 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:30 | Montana State | Michael Allen can't connect on a floater from close range | 33-26 |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | John Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Randall Hoover - foul #1 on Randall Hoover, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:23 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:23 | Montana State | Robert Hunt gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | Michael Allen's floater is tipped away by John Moultrie | 34-26 |
| 17:54 | Michigan | John Hilliker grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Michael Allen - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:34 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:05 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner hits a jump hook from the right block set up by David Brooks | 35-28 |
| 16:45 | Michigan | The jumper by Jeffrey Roseboro is denied by Robert Hunt | 35-28 |
| 16:44 | Montana State | Randall Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Donald Gagliano (SG), Scott Catt (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, John Hilliker, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Mark Ramon (SG), James Rosamond (PF) David Brooks, Randall Hoover, Michael Allen | |
| 16:28 | Michigan | John Moultrie banks in the wide open layup set up by Leroy Norris | 37-28 |
| 16:08 | Montana State | Homer Jones drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:55 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano travels with the ball | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jesse Parker (PG), Eugene Jones (SG) Rodney Tigner, Robert Hunt | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jesse Parker (fresh) SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Homer Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rosamond (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Eugene Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Mark Ramon hits the follow up shot | 37-33 |
| 15:27 | Michigan | Mark Ramon swats the short shot by John Moultrie | 37-33 |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Mark Ramon gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is fouled on the floor by Scott Catt - foul #2 on Scott Catt, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), John Hilliker (SG), Kenneth Becker (PF) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, Scott Catt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Jesse Parker, Mark Ramon, James Rosamond | |
| 14:44 | Montana State | Robert Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-33 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Michael Allen hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 14:24 | Michigan | The short jumper by John Moultrie is denied by Robert Hunt | 37-35 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | Kenneth Becker takes the ball from Homer Jones | 37-35 |
| 13:47 | Michigan | John Hilliker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones, Randall Hoover | |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Michael Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:24 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 13:08 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 13:06 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hilliker - foul #2 on John Hilliker, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Donald Gagliano (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, John Hilliker, Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Ramon (PF) Michael Allen | |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Robert Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Robert Hunt comes up short on the runner from the left block | 37-36 |
| 12:30 | Michigan | Scott Catt pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:21 | Michigan | Earnest McElwee loses the dribble to Rodney Tigner | 37-36 |
| 12:17 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner banks in the layup | 37-38 |
| 12:06 | Michigan | Scott Catt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Robert Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leo Goodwin (SF), Jarrod Lamb (C) Earnest McElwee, John Moultrie | |
| Subs | Montana State | Randall Hoover (SG), James Rosamond (C) Eugene Jones, Robert Hunt | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gagliano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jarrod Lamb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Ramon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rosamond (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Michigan | Scott Catt is called for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Catt, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | Kenneth Becker (PF) Scott Catt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG) David Brooks | |
| 11:07 | Montana State | Mark Ramon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 11:06 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Jarrod Lamb | 37-38 |
| 10:47 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Norris | 39-38 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | The short jumper by Homer Jones is denied by Jarrod Lamb | 39-38 |
| 10:27 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 10:15 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 10:13 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 09:49 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 09:41 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Rodney Tigner | 39-38 |
| 09:19 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:17 | Montana State | Homer Jones tips it in | 39-40 |
| 08:59 | Michigan | Jarrod Lamb misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 39-40 |
| 08:57 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano tips it in | 41-40 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Leo Goodwin steals it from Randall Hoover | 41-40 |
| 08:27 | Michigan | Homer Jones is called for the reach on Leroy Norris - foul #3 on Homer Jones, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), John Hilliker (SG), Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF), John Moultrie (C) Leroy Norris, Donald Gagliano, Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker, Jarrod Lamb | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Eugene Jones (SG), Michael Allen (PF), Robert Hunt (C) Randall Hoover, Rodney Tigner, Mark Ramon, James Rosamond | |
| 08:18 | Michigan | Scott Catt jams it set up by Jeffrey Roseboro | 43-40 |
| 07:49 | Montana State | Robert Hunt misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-40 |
| 07:47 | Montana State | Michael Allen misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Tigner (SF) Homer Jones | |
| 07:27 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:27 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Roseboro (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Earnest McElwee (fresh) PF - Scott Catt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Moultrie (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Montana State | David Brooks is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Roseboro - foul #1 on Jeffrey Roseboro, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 06:43 | Montana State | Eugene Jones drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 06:28 | Michigan | Scott Catt can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | Robert Hunt grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 06:07 | Montana State | Eugene Jones drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hunt | 45-46 |
| 05:51 | Michigan | John Moultrie connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Roseboro and he's fouled by Robert Hunt - foul #3 on Robert Hunt, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Donald Gagliano (SG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Kenneth Becker (PF) John Hilliker, Earnest McElwee, Scott Catt | |
| Subs | Montana State | Homer Jones (PG), Randall Hoover (SF), Mark Ramon (PF) David Brooks, Rodney Tigner, Michael Allen | |
| 05:51 | Michigan | John Moultrie makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:22 | Montana State | Eugene Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Hunt | 48-49 |
| 05:11 | Michigan | Donald Gagliano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 05:10 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:05 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker hits a shot from the left block set up by Donald Gagliano | 50-49 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Homer Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Robert Hunt tips it home | 50-51 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Mark Ramon is called for the reach on Kenneth Becker - foul #1 on Mark Ramon, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), John Hilliker (SG) Jeffrey Roseboro, Donald Gagliano | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Brooks (PG), Rodney Tigner (SF), Michael Allen (PF), James Rosamond (C) Homer Jones, Eugene Jones, Mark Ramon, Robert Hunt | |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:23 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:58 | Montana State | Michael Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Leroy Norris | 52-51 |
| 03:57 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Becker | 52-51 |
| 03:35 | Michigan | Leroy Norris misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 03:34 | Montana State | Michael Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | Randall Hoover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 03:21 | Michigan | Kenneth Becker grabs the board | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Leroy Norris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hilliker (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Leo Goodwin (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Becker (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - John Moultrie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Brooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Hoover (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Tigner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Rosamond (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Michigan | John Hilliker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 03:15 | Montana State | James Rosamond gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:49 | Montana State | James Rosamond banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 02:45 | Michigan | John Hilliker can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Michael Allen gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG) Leroy Norris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eugene Jones (SG), Robert Hunt (C) Randall Hoover, James Rosamond | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Tigner | 52-53 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Michael Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 01:46 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Roseboro | 54-53 |
| 01:20 | Montana State | Eugene Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 01:18 | Michigan | Leo Goodwin snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 01:13 | Michigan | John Hilliker connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey Roseboro | 56-53 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Eugene Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 00:52 | Michigan | John Moultrie grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan | Robert Hunt denies the turnaround by Kenneth Becker | 56-53 |
| 00:28 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Michael Allen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Roseboro - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF) Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | Montana State | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Michael Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | The rebound goes to John Moultrie | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG) Jeffrey Roseboro | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Leroy Norris is fouled in the backcourt by David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:18 | Michigan | Leroy Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:11 | Montana State | Eugene Jones is hacked by Scott Catt - foul #4 on Scott Catt, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Roseboro (PG), Leo Goodwin (SF), Kenneth Becker (PF) Leroy Norris, Earnest McElwee, Scott Catt | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Leo Goodwin picks off the pass by Michael Allen | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | Eugene Jones is called for the reach on John Hilliker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Jones, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan | Leroy Norris (PG), Earnest McElwee (SF), Scott Catt (PF) Jeffrey Roseboro, Leo Goodwin, Kenneth Becker | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:04 | Michigan | John Hilliker misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:04 | Michigan | John Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Rodney Tigner misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-53 |